LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Motient Corp. and Mobile Satellite Ventures LP announced an agreement with SkyTerra Communications Inc. and TMI Communications & Co. to consolidate ownership of...
The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
A Sprint Nextel Corp. spokesman confirmed that the carrier has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its pending $427 million acquisition...
GERMANTOWN, Md.-Weather information provider WeatherBug said it is hurrying to repair weather stations damaged by Hurricane Katrina late last month to prepare for Hurricane...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless announced a new service that allows customers to receive text message AMBER alerts that notify the public about missing and abducted...
NEW YORK-Juice Wireless Inc. this week launched a service that delivers personalized digital "birthday cards" to wireless users.MobileBday.com allows users to create birthday reminder...
WASHINGTON-Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced legislation late Thursday aimed at creating a backup communications system for first responders. The Communications Security Act of 2005...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Prepaid mobile virtual network operator XE Mobile L.L.C. has tapped Brightpoint Inc. to distribute its phones, the companies said Friday.XE, which targets college...
SEATTLE-Wireless voice, data and Internet services soon will be available on the open seas, says newly formed SeaMobile, founded by a team of veteran...
New announcements from Qualcomm Inc. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. show the wireless industry is racing to embrace dual-mode devices. Indeed, new research shows...
LOS ANGELES-Pod2Mob announced a podcast streaming service that allows customers to listen to podcasts on their mobile handsets.The Pod2Mob application allows customers to browse...
DENVER-Interactive mobile media company U-Turn is partnering with a Wisconsin television station to deliver local video news to wireless users.WISC-TV of Madison will offer...
WASHINGTON-Key Republican and Democratic senators officially unveiled legislation overhauling the nation's half-century-old emergency warning system by tapping into wireless and other digital technologies to...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. hopes to build on its relationship with Apple Computer Inc. with a full-track music download service to launch next year. An...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. next month is expected to launch a push-to-talk service that will compete against similar offerings from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp....
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Palm Inc. posted sluggish sales and a lower-than-expected outlook, which prompted investors to drop the company's stock in droves.Palm's share price tumbled more...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is reaching out to public-safety officials in Texas to make sure they know that 911 calls should be rerouted if...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago-Caribbean wireless carrier Digicel said it expects to invest more than $190 million in its mobile telecommunications operations in...
PLAINFIELD, Ind.-Brightpoint Inc.'s North American business will team with RadioShack Corp. to offer handset repair and refurbishment services, the companies said Thursday.RadioShack will provide...
BOSTON-Internet voice provider Net2Phone launched a trial of VeriSign Inc.'s cellular/Wi-Fi connection, the companies said Thursday.During the trial, Net2Phone will allow subscribers to receive...
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nokia Corp. announced two new happenings in Taiwan. Nokia opened its third-generation Mobile Services Development Center in Taiwan and announced a partnership with...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. is hoping to speed up WiMAX deployments in Southeast Asian countries, announcing the launch of its Asian Broadband Campaign, which...